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SnapMirror Synchronous initialize failed with error: Volume is already the source of an existing SnapMirror Synchronous relationship

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • SnapMirror [Synchronous] (SM-S)

Issue

SnapMirror SnapMirror Synchronous initialize failed with error:
Prechecks on source volume failed. (Relationship database write failed (Volume "<dest_vserver>:<dest_vol_name>" is already the source of an existing SnapMirror Synchronous relationship. Fanout is not supported for SnapMirror Synchronous relationships.).(Failed due to a release operation run on the source or a precheck failure during a previous resync or initialize operation.))

 

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